Married, two children, (Jasper, Jr. and Braxton) Wife's name - Mary Sutton Harris

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1 VITAE Jasper L. Harris Department of Geography and Earth Sciences North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Telephone: (919) or I. Biographical Home Address: 2608 Bexley Avenue Durham, North Carolina Telephone: (919) Birth Place and Date: Crew, Virginia, August 3, 1948 Marital Status: Married, two children, (Jasper, Jr. and Braxton) Wife's name - Mary Sutton Harris II. Professional Interests Environmental Analysis: The impact of economic and social activities on the physical environment -- Resource Conservation and Planning through geospatial analysis. III. Education Ph.D. (1983): University of North Carolina, ChapelHill Minor: Environmental Science and Engineering M.A. (1973): University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill Minor: Regional Planning B.S. (1970): North Carolina Central University, Durham Minor: General Science Participated in more than 18 workshops and conferences on geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial data analysis and meteorology. IV. Employment and Professional Experience North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, Professor, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences Department, 2005-Present. North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, Professor, Geography and Earth Science Department,

2 North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Associate Professor, Geography Department, Director of Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics, a four-week science and mathematics enrichment institute for rising high school juniors and seniors gifted in science and mathematics, 1988-Present. North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Assistant Professor, Geography and Earth Science Department, (Acting Chairman, 1981). North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Lecturer, Geography Department, North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources (Division of Economic Development), Raleigh, North Carolina Intern - Analyzed, synthesized, and compiled data for an environmental guide for prospective investors to North Carolina, summer Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Texas Instructor - Geography and Economics Department, V. Selected Grants and Awards National Science Foundation Awards (314,000) copi with three other faculty members to conduct projects aimed at enhancing geospatial techniques at HBCU s. United States Geological Survey Grant ($125,0000) to direct a human resources initiative to train more students with skills in geospatial analyses, Packard Foundation Grant ($100,000) with faculty from chemistry, biology, computer science and physics to develop interdisciplinary course in computational science, My component involved geospatial modeling, National Science Foundation Grant ($295,000) with four other members of the Geography Department to conduct research. My component dealt with the impact of atmospheric constituents on water quality, North Carolina Central University Outstanding Researcher Award, Directed five (5)National Science Foundation teacher enhancement and preparation grants totaling $146,000 between 1979 and VI. Selected publications Geer, Ira W., Elizabeth W. Mills, Joseph M. Moran, Robert S. Weinbeck, William A. Porter, Jasper L. Harris, and James A. Brey, Enhancing Diversity in Geosciences through National

3 Dissemination of AMS Online Weather Studies Distance Learning Course, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, January 2004, pp Spence, Porche and Jasper L Harris, An Evaluation of Fecal Coliform Bacteria Concentrations Up-and Downstream of the Irwin Creek and Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plants in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, The North Carolina Geographer, Vol. 11, 2003, pp Harris, Jasper L., Alternative Energy Resources, in Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues. Salem press, pp Harris, Jasper L., "Conservation", in Natural Resources. Salem Press, 1998, pp Harris, Jasper and Harris Williams, "A Temporal Analysis of Atmospheric Chemistry in a Developing Humid Subtropical Region", National Technical Association Journal,Spring Edition, 1995, pp Harris, Jasper L., "The Soil Conservation Service is Established", in Great Events from History II: Ecology and Environment. Salem Press, 1995, pp Harris, Jasper L., "Congress Amends the Clean Air Act", Great Events from History II: Ecology and Environment. Salem Press, 1995, pp Harris, Jasper L., "Donora, Pennsylvania, Suffers Deadly Temperature Inversion", Great Events from History II: Ecology and Environment. Salem Press, 1995, pp VII. Papers Presented and Other Scholarly Activities Reviewed chapters 14 and 15 of Introduction to GIS textbook by Chen for McGraw Hill Publishers, Reviewed exercises on Solid Wastes: Landfills, Acid Precipitation, and Surface Water Analysis for Experiences in Environmental Science for Bellwether- Cross Publishing, authored by Barbara Krumhardt and Danielle Wirth, Reviewed two major parts (units 1-20) of Physical Geography of the Global Environment textbook by Harm J. deblij and Peter Muller for John Wiley and Sons Publishers, "Variations in Atmospheric Constituents in the Southeastern United States", annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Diego, California, "Atmospheric Chemistry Trends in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina", presented

4 at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Toronto, Canada, "Location Trends of Industries Affected by Pollution Control Legislation", presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, "The Impact of Pollution Control Costs on Industrial Location", annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, Texas, "Environmental Policy and Economic Development", Institute for Economic Development, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, "The Impact of Water Pollution Control Policies on the Location of Industry: A Conceptual Framework: Resources and the Future Conference, Marymount College, Arlington, Virginia, VIII. Community Service and Related Activities Assisted the National Meteorological Society with developing On Weather Course at Universities with minority populations, Serve on the Graduate Council of the University of North Carolina system and 2007 present. Review proposed Ph.D. programs for institutions of the UNC system. Serve on the NCCU Strategic Planning Committee (chaired the subcommittee on research and creative activity), Chaired the Student Support Services Committee for North Carolina Central University s re-accreditation by the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS), Member of the Environmental Affairs Board for Durham County, North Carolina, Served on National Science Foundation proposal review panels 2007, 1991, 1989, 1984, Chaired "Environment: Air Quality in the U.S." and "Physical Processes and the Environment" sessions at the annual meeting of the Association of America Geographers in Toronto, Canada, Served on National Science Foundation proposal review panel for Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Program, IX. Membership in Professional Organizations

5 American Meteorological Society American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing American Water Resources Association North Carolina Geographical Society Sigma Xi